House Speaker Joe Tate (D-Detroit) is reviewing opportunities for additional savings for Michigan drivers as Senate-passed bills to bolster reimbursement rates for those caring for survivors of catastrophic car wrecks sit in a House committee, a spokesperson said Monday.

Milford council member Kevin Ziegler, who is primarying incumbent Rep. Matt Maddock (R-Milford) in the 51st House district as of the filing deadline Tuesday, spoke out Wednesday about his decision to run.

In response to reports coming out of the University of Michigan of protestors using terms like “intifada,” which refers to periods of violence against Jews, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Tuesday said “hateful rhetoric” at “college campuses” is unacceptable.

The divide in modern day American politics isn’t relegated to the hallowed halls of the Capitol, but is stark among many different demographics, according to a Pew Research Center report.

He hasn't looked at the evidence and isn't commenting on the strength or weaknesses of anybody's case, but former House Speaker and attorney Tom Leonard knows one thing about this week's criminal charges against Lee and Stephanie Chatfield: defending against the charges is going to be expensive.